Registered charity (CIO) · Surrey
Croydon Voluntary Association for the Blind
- 9 trustees
- Income £722k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Nigel Gooding CBEChair · since 2021
- Carolyn SimmondsTrustee · since 2026
- Dhruvin PatelTrustee · since 2019
- Frances CullenTrustee · since 2005
- Jamie HendersonTrustee · since 2021
- Josef KhanTrustee · since 2024
- Kieren ExleyTrustee · since 2021
- Peter Osei-BonsuTrustee · since 2025
- Swarna PillaiTrustee · since 2019
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- Education/training, Disability, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Economic/community Development/employment and 1 more
- Where
- Croydon
- Website
- www.croydonvision.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2016
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£722k£766k
- 2024£748k£816k
- 2023£734k£735k
Earlier years
- 2022£512k£853k
- 2021£532k£565k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2023: Government grants 7%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
TO PROMOTE THE RELIEF OF NEED OF PEOPLE OF ALL AGES WHO SUFFER SIGHT LOSS BY:(1) PROVIDING QUALITY INFORMATION AND ADVICE, ADVOCACY, TRAINING AND COUNSELLING SERVICES, PEER SUPPORT GROUPS AND RECREATIONAL FACILITIES AND TO ENABLE SIGHT IMPAIRED RESIDENTS TO ENJOY HEALTHY AND INDEPENDENT LIVES AS POSSIBLE.(2) INFORMING AND ADVISING CARERS AND FAMILY MEMBERS AND THE PUBLIC ABOUT SIGHT LOSS AND HOW ITS CHALLENGES CAN BEST BE MET.(3) WORKING WITH HOSPITALS, EYE UNITS AND LOCAL AUTHORITIES TO ENSURE TIMELY AND SUCCESSFUL SERVICES THAT MEET THE NEEDS OF THOSE THEY SERVE.
Grants received
17 grants · £1,735,907 total360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.
Top funders
- The National Lottery Community Fund · £750,387 (4 grants)
- City Bridge Trust · £293,252 (2 grants)
- CAF · £213,347 (2 grants)
- Fight for Sight · £168,220 (4 grants)
- The Clothworkers' Foundation · £88,500
Most recent
- The National Lottery Community Fund
Board analysis
Board DNA
How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.
9 trustees on the board
- Nigel Gooding CBE Chair since 2021
- Carolyn Simmonds since 2026
- Dhruvin Patel since 2019
- Frances Cullen since 2005
- Jamie Henderson since 2021
- Josef Khan since 2024
- Kieren Exley since 2021
- Peter Osei-Bonsu since 2025
- Swarna Pillai since 2019
Trustees past 6 years
- Dhruvin Patel since 2019
- Frances Cullen since 2005
- Swarna Pillai since 2019
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (8)
- Carolyn Simmonds since 2026
- Dhruvin Patel since 2019
- Frances Cullen since 2005
- Jamie Henderson since 2021
- Josef Khan since 2024
- Kieren Exley since 2021
- Peter Osei-Bonsu since 2025
- Swarna Pillai since 2019
Portfolio (1)
- Nigel Gooding CBE Chair since 2021
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.
Health of the organisation facts side by side - the conclusion is yours
1.0 months of spending held in free reserves · median for charities its size: 4.0 months · was 7.5 in 2021
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1165086
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CIO - Association Registered 08 Jan 2016
- Contact on the register
- 02086882486 · info@croydonvision.org.uk
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from the register · Calculated derived by Governance Register. Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.
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